Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act
This bill establishes work requirements under Medicaid for able-bodied adults (i.e., those between the ages of 18 and 65 and who are not otherwise unable to work due to a medical condition, family situation, or other listed reason).
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8014 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8014
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum
work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid
programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2022
Mr. LaTurner (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Mast, Mr. Guest, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Westerman, Mr.
Ellzey, and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum
work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid
programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid
Act''.
SEC. 2. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED ADULTS.
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(86);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(87) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (87) the following
new paragraph:
``(88) beginning January 1, 2023, not provide medical
assistance with respect to a month to an able-bodied adult (as
defined in subsection (tt)(2)) that has not met the work
requirement described in subsection (tt)(1) for such month.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(tt) Work Requirement for Able-Bodied Adults.--
``(1) Work requirement described.--For purposes of
subsection (a)(88), the work requirement described in this
subsection with respect to an able-bodied adult and a month is
that such adult satisfies at least one of the following with
respect to such month:
``(A) The adult works 20 hours or more per week,
based on a monthly average.
``(B) The adult volunteers for 20 hours or more per
week, based on a monthly average.
``(2) Able-bodied adult defined.--In this subsection the
term `able-bodied adult' means any individual who is not--
``(A) under 18 years of age or over 65 years of
age;
``(B) medically certified as physically or mentally
unfit for employment;
``(C) pregnant;
``(D) the primary parent or caretaker of a
dependent child under 6 years of age;
``(E) the primary parent or caretaker of a
dependent child with a serious medical condition or
disability, as determined by the State agency
established or designated to administer or supervise
the administration of the State plan;
``(F) receiving unemployment compensation under
State or Federal law and, as applicable, complying with
work requirements under such State or Federal law; or
``(G) participating in a drug or alcohol treatment
and rehabilitation program (as defined in section 3(h)
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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